On Jun 14, 10:21*pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> somebody wrote:
> > On Jun 14, 6:02 pm, Gary > wrote:
> >> somebody wrote:
>
> >>> Was in the mood for a thin crust pizza past few days and got one
> >>> last night. It was good, but not all that filling. Though that way
> >>> I could eat more. I usually get the thick crust but after 3
> >>> slices the carbs make me sleepy. Very sleepy. If I eat a lot of
> >>> carbs in general I can barely stay away 20-30 minutes later.
>
> >> With all due respect, your 3 slices of pizza made you sleepy,
> >> but you have no idea if it was the carbs.
>
> >> Carbs give you quick energy.
> >> Carbs will not make you sleeply unless you pig out.
> >> High fat can make you sleeply as your body has to work harder to
> >> digest. Overeating anything (including carbs) will make you sleepy.
>
> >> You probably had a lot of high fat toppings on that low carb thin
> >> crust.
>
> >> I know most of you seem to hate carbs but serious athletes don't and
> >> I don't either.
>
> >> Gary
>
> >> PS - I'm not out for another carb battle here where no one wins but
> >> I'm so tired of all this "carbs are evil crap." Carbs are NOT
> >> evil...that's what your body needs for fuel.
>
> >> And I'm talking about normal healthy people, not special cases like
> >> diabetics.
>
> > actually I agree with you. *And I used to be something of an athlete
> > or tried to be. *Rode my bike 30 miles then played doubles volleyball
> > for a few hours on weekends. *Not real high level, but above
> > average... *I don't believe carbs are evil at all. *But they
> > definitely effect me. *It's not the fat. *Actually I am vegetarian so
> > not a lot of fat, though not vegan so do eat cheese which has fat.
> > But I notice with things like spaghetti, peanut butter on whole wheat
> > bread, fig newton, mushroom soup with egg noodles that I have a
> > definite let down after 20-30 minutes. *If I am active, not really so
> > much but if I'm watching TV or trying to read a book, or sitting at
> > work-- I have a hard time staying awake after eating even a moderate
> > amount of carbs for lunch. *I generally don't eat much carbs at lunch
> > because I don't like how it effects me. *Which is hard for me, because
> > I really like to eat!
>
> If carbs are affecting you that much you could have reactive hypoglycemia or
> diabetes.

After reading a couple articles on the Internet, I'd say I do have a
lot of signs of reactive hypoglycemia; if I get health insurance
again, I will see if a doc can do some tests. People have always
commented about how I continuously eat (small meals) I've done that
for a long time. If I don't eat for a few hours, I get irritable and
ornery. I've found the little V8 low sodium cans quench my hunger
when I start to get hungry. But I don't really like V8 much, except
heavily watered down and cold. I like to water down al ot of things,
especially fruit juices. I love apple juice but too much sugar at
once if not watered down.

http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pub...ia/#nodiabetes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactive_hypoglycemia